Painting of Christ in a dark robe and thorn crown carrying a cross, surrounded by soldiers in helmets and onlookers, with crucifixion scene on hill behind.

Christ Carrying the Cross

A crowded late medieval panel shows Christ, crowned with thorns and wearing a dark robe, bearing a heavy wooden cross while armored soldiers and robed figures press around him. Behind, on a green hill under a dark sky, small figures are crucified between armored men with spears.

Artist: Master of the Freising Visitation
Date: c. 1490
Medium: Oil on panel
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1857 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Frederic C. Bartlett

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Christ Carrying the Cross

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